Wanna Neck?

The collar is more than just a neckband — it’s a fold-over type collar (what the heck do you call that style, anyhow?). You can see what I mean by looking at the Flora photo on the Virtualyarns site here.

So you are knitting the right side of the collar on what is the wrong side of the body of the sweater, because the collar folds over — get it?

At this point you are probably muttering “So what?” to yourselves, but I just thought I’d point that out. In the interests of full disclosure.

Some Sleeve Questions

A coupla questions from yesterday’s comments:

From Glynis:

I have just cut open the armhole steek for Glenesk after letting it sit waiting for weeks. Sure enough, it’s not ravelling. I picked up the stitches for the sleeve, but there is a small, pea sized hole in the area where the stitch had been waiting on the safety pin. I tried to pick up stitches a couple of different ways to get rid of the hole but went back to the “proper” way and still have this small hole.

To Wendy or any experienced reader…is this normal or is there something I should do differently with the other sleeve? As it is, I am planning on just grafting closed that small hole.

I’ve not had this experience, but my first impulse is just to graft it and pretend it never happened.

From Katie:I remember you mentioning earlier in your blog that there is more shaping in the sleeves for Flora than there has been for the last number of Starmore sweaters you’ve knitted. I’m curious as to how easy it is to pick up and knit the sleeves from the top down when they are shaped? I can visualise how to pick up drop shoulders, but my mind fails me with set in sleeves. If this is truly a stupid question I apologise, but steeking is still somewhat of a dark art for me.

Flora does have some sleeve shaping, but when it comes to knitting the sleeves you simply cut open the steek, pick up the underarm stitches you put on a holder at the start of the steek, pick up stitches around the armhole, and start knitting!

SIP Update

I did finish my first Regia tweed sock and started on the second one.

Critter Blankie Crochet Update

And I made some progress on my crocheted critter blankie!

Critter Knitters!

Lucy would like to point out that there are even more prizes on the prize page!

And a huge thank you to Carol who sent along a huge box full of machine washable yarn and needles. As soon as I get my act together, this box will be dispatched to Liz for her Knitting in the Park events.

Comments

Flora looks fab, once the collar is on you will have no problems finishing it quickly,trust me i have watched you knit at least one sweater in like less than a month.
Lucy you look great the prizes look abslolutley
faboo
Have a great tuesday

Wendy – thanks for your response. I had a feeling it would be a stupid question! I must confess that I still can’t visualise the sleeves (I think in pictures – there’s a name for people like me, but it’s not that nice!), so I’ll wait with bated breath.

On the subject of diet coke with lime – I love diet coke with a slice of lime, but the chances of us being able to get it here? Limited. Ireland has onyl just got diet coke with lemon and when I brought a bottle of vanilla diet coke back from the UK, I almost had my hand taken off in the ensuing frenzy!

Oooh yeah… diet coke with lime, my new love. In Canada, it JUST arrived in cans in the grocery store. We’ve had it for a few weeks in individual bottles. It’s not quite as good as a real lime slice, but it’s sure better than nothing!

the prizes are amazing, the partnership with Knit Happens is wonderful, Lucy is beautiful, and my blankie is just about half done. I got roling along and decided to do a big-dog blanket, ’cause dogs need them as much as the kitties. Thanks for making this such a happenin’ event.

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